A/C issues on '04 SE Sport Solara

by **michaels artic frost** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 7:56 pm

A/C issues on '04 SE Sport Solara

As I was driving home tonight, I had the a/c on and it was set to the windshield, then I suddenly noticed that the a/c light was flashing. I then switched it to the face/foot position and it was fine then.

Have anyone experience anything similar to this? I was worried that my a/c was messed up. I did have my a/c condenser go out on me last year because it had a tiny hole.

Thanks,
Michael

by **kpxboi0619** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 9:25 pm

I think ur A/c is messed up.,
it doesn't do that for me... and I have SE sport
A/c light stays on when I put it on windshield

by **michaels artic frost** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 12:59 am

kpxboi0619 wrote:I think ur A/c is messed up.,
it doesn't do that for me... and I have SE sport
A/c light stays on when I put it on windshield

This was the first time it's ever done that. I also failed to mentioned that I had relocated my controls...heehee.

I'm hoping it was just some glitch.

by **rollaevo99** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 6:18 am

I have an 04 SE and I don't have that problem

by **crispone** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 7:37 am

'04 SE SPORT as well...

My A/C would "RUN" even when the A/C button light was "OFF". Anytime the fan was "ON", it was running the compressor... I believe. This was occurring when it was winter, and I was running HEAT. It also did it occassionally when I would just run FAN with VENT open.

I kept planning to have the dealership take a look... but then it stopped doing it! (I am "assuming" there is a compressor w/clutch or something... but I am pretty certain it was running A/C no matter WHAT settings I chose for awhile. It would get ICE cold even when I just wanted A/C OFF and VENT w/fan.

(I could notice the power drain, as well. :-?

)

Also, this HVAC setup really draws power EVEN when you are just clicking on the FAN! I can TELL there is a transition to "drag" on the motor when it runs... anyone else notice this? (It's VERY subtle...)

-crisp :evilbat:

by **PXLpainter** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 9:34 am

michaels artic frost wrote:
kpxboi0619 wrote:I think ur A/c is messed up.,
it doesn't do that for me... and I have SE sport
A/c light stays on when I put it on windshield

This was the first time it's ever done that. I also failed to mentioned that I had relocated my controls...heehee.

I'm hoping it was just some glitch.

Uh oh.

Sounds like someone's gonna be revealing something soon?

by **MCOjerry** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 4:58 pm

Could be your compressor got wet. Mine does that if I drive through a big puddle. I have to turn it off, then back on to correct it.

by **JadedEMOlush** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 1:33 pm

Yup... same thing happened to me, in my 04. Drove through a big puddle. Turned the car off, dried off what I could see under the hood... light came back on steady green, instead of flashing.

by **CosmicGrooves** » Sun Jul 08, 2007 12:05 pm

Hey, funny you say that.

'05 SE Sport

It's been raining cats and dogs around DFW for weeks and I've expereinced the same thing. Usually when splashing through deep puddles of water would make the compressor turn off and the A/C light blink. When I pushed it off, then back on, it worked fine.

I hope this is not a serious problem. Maybe it's normal operation? Were you driving in the rain or water puddles?

by **MCOjerry** » Sun Jul 08, 2007 12:17 pm

^Seems to be pretty normal. Why it's nomal, I don't know, I'm not a car expert.

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